Electrical & Computer Engineering

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Department Chair & Faculty Listing

The ECE department offers a spectrum of fundamental courses in electrical engineering with an option to concentrate in one of two specialty areas: Electrical Systems Engineering or Computer Engineering. For details on these options, refer to the notes under “Electives.”

Students wishing to major in Electrical Engineering may declare their intent at any time. Upon completion of ECE/ME 101 with a grade of “C” or better, students in good academic standing can electronically request designation as Electrical Engineering Majors.

The goal of the engineering unit is to provide programs of choice for students in East-Central Michigan and to have graduates recognized by various regional constituencies as among the best in the state.

To support this goal, the following objectives of SVSU Engineering are structured around the themes of lifelong learning, technical foundation, design, experimenting/hands-on skills, and professional practice:

1. To prepare students for a life-long learning process in the profession of engineering.
2. To educate students in the fundamental technical areas of electrical (EE students) and mechanical engineering (ME students), including the foundation of mathematics, computational skills, and physical science, appropriate for an entry level professional position or graduate school.
3. To develop in students the skills inherent in the design process, including the ability to identify problems, investigate creative and functional solutions, effectively communicate results and work in a collaborative environment.
4. To foster good hands-on skills in experimenting; acquiring, reducing and analyzing data and prototyping systems.
5. To develop an understanding of the economic, ethical and social environment in which engineering is practiced internationally.
6. Graduates from the EE Program will have a demonstrated knowledge of advanced mathematics and be able to analyze and design complex devices and systems containing hardware and software components.
7. Graduates from the ME Program will be able to work professionally in the design and realization of both thermal and mechanical systems.

Programs

• Computer Engineering (B.S.)
• Electrical Engineering Major (B.S.E.E.)

• Electrical Engineering Minor

Courses

• ECE 190 - Special Topics
• ECE 216 - Digital Circuits
• ECE 216L - Digital Circuits Laboratory
• ECE 235 - Circuits I
• ECE 235L - Circuits I Laboratory
• ECE 290 - Special Topics
• ECE 318 - Electronic Circuits I
• ECE 318L - Electronic Circuits I Laboratory
• ECE 335 - Circuits II
• ECE 355 - Microprocessors/Microcomputers
• ECE 355L - Microprocessors/Microcomputers Lab
• ECE 358 - Electronic Circuits II
• ECE 358L - Electronic Circuits II Lab
• ECE 360 - Automatic Control Systems
• ECE 368 - Computer Engineering I
• ECE 368L - Computer Engineering I Lab
• ECE 390 - Special Topics in ECE
• ECE 391 - Special Seminar in ECE
• ECE 394 - Energy Storage Systems
• ECE 394L - Energy Storage Systems Laboratory
• ECE 441 - Power Electronics & Drives
• ECE 441L - Power Electronics & Drives Lab
• ECE 450 - Digital Signal Processing
• ECE 451 - Embedded Systems
• ECE 453 - Electronic Communications
• ECE 458L - Electric Drives Lab
• ECE 460L - Digital Control Systems Laboratory
• ECE 461 - Modern Control Systems Design
• ECE 470 - Robot Dynamics and Control
• ECE 478 - Introduction to VLSI
• ECE 485 - Digital and Satellite Communications
• ECE 490 - Special Topics
• ECE 495 - Independent Lab/Studio
• ECE 496 - Engineering Field Work
• ECE 497 - Senior Design Project I
• ECE 499 - Senior Design Project II

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